Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Verizon New York, Inc., Grant Avenue, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13244
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On August 16, 2019, an employee was cutting a telephone pole with a chainsaw. The saw kicked back and struck his right leg, causing a severe laceration, a chipped bone, and cut tendons. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
An employee was performing an installation of service wire when they fell from a six-foot A-frame ladder to the ground, resulting in an ankle fracture.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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